I feel like the first group races to the new listings hoping they can catch landlords who aren't paying attention or screening well....in Cleveland, I'd say I average at least 40 inquiries before I get a rental agreement signed (the last house was over 60).

The realtor says she doesn't have enough rentals for all the inquiries she gets.

:@Steve Might  it just comes down to numbers.That is what I used to think, but after making inquiries I was told the seller had a preference for the other buyer because he thought he could close for sure.  

You create a landlord account, then potential tenants are emailed a link to complete the inquiry (you can select to have them pay the $25), and then the results are emailed to you for review. 

Most inquiries are from people who want to buy land.

Had 50 inquiries in 48 hours of posting the ad)10% maintenance and capex (should this be higher?

There will always be sellers that are annoyed by your inquiry no matter how delicately you approach them, nothing you can do about that.

The rental is currently occupied, so I have set a time for an open house and have a dozen people that say they will attend, (I expect half of that number to show up) I keep notes on all inquiries and responses to ads, and generally will consider the earliest inquiry for anyone that fills out an application at the open house.If someone second or third on the list offer more rent, I am considering presenting the option to those higher on the list to rent at the higher price, but would have to process both applications and make sure they both qualified before doing so.

An inquiry about making a claim is very common and will affect the insurance rate other companies will charge if they try to move to another company.2.

I went to the site and it only allows to you to send them an inquiry, but doesn't show the landlord's contact information.